Lu Xifei also used to be proud of herself because of her youth and promising, in her world, there are probably less seven emotions and six desires, so the human touch in her bones has turned into the motivation to fight, for her, learning and thinking is too simple a thing, including becoming the youngest female professor, it seems that it is all in her life plan, there are no surprises and surprises at all. She prefers to read Lu Xun's articles in her spare time, because she is the same kind of person as this Mr. Zhou, Lu Xun of that era is the pioneer of the times, because his thoughts are too transparent, there is often a sense of loneliness derived from wisdom, which happens to be the same as Lu Xifei, because he is too good, so there is nothing like their eyes.

Qiao Yixia's appearance made her perceive the existence of human touch, she no longer buried her head in the ocean of knowledge to draw the ground as a prison, but wanted to join hands with her to watch the ebb and flow of the tide, watch the flowers bloom side by side, and appreciate the beauty of this world.

This time to return to Qiao's is a new experience for Qiao Yixia, she has become a regular employee of Qiao's smoothly, and she can coordinate work and life with ease.

As long as Lu Xifei shows the slightest willingness to teach at the local university, she can effectively imitate the principals of the schools who "look at the thatched house", although there was a drug fraud case before, but her academic attainments are understandable, who doesn't want this famous professor at home and abroad to teach in his own school. Public and private are the best of both worlds.

The desolate land was full of potholes, and the dead branches and leaves rendered a bleak clear, and the person standing beside Lu Xifei exhaled, and suddenly felt that his breath turned into frost, and he shivered from the cold.

"Professor Lu, it's about ten minutes further on." The person who spoke was Zhang Ze, a retired police officer who used to be Officer Peng's immediate boss.

"Hmm." Lu Xifei only hummed softly, and walked in unhurriedly.

At this time, it was bitterly cold, the arrival of cold air made her throat itchy and unbearable, and her breathing became difficult and short, she walked in front of Zhang Ze, took out the spray from her pocket, and sprayed it lightly twice, before she felt better. The most taboo part of asthma is catching a cold, which is most likely to recur during the season.

The abandoned factory in front of you, or a ruin is more appropriate, according to Zhang Ze, this was a waste factory that no one cared about, due to the heavy atmosphere of the environment, few people cared about, these years with the wind erosion of the years, here has been dilapidated, only a few pieces of broken tiles and iron pieces, exuding a bad smell.

"At that time, it was here that we found the Qiao family sisters and brothers." Zhang Ze said thoughtfully.

Lucy glanced at him, and he continued: "I will never forget the scene of that day, that poor boy was covered in blood and was stabbed several times, not to mention the Qiao family and his wife, even we were distressed to cry when we saw it, do you know Professor Lu, such a young child, after going, he still has a pair of big eyes, so clear and bright, as if he has a thousand words to say......"

"Where's the girl?"

"Girl, the whole person is like suffering from madness, crazy and stupid, when she sees me, she is going to pounce on me and bite me, saying that I am a bad person, and she wants to kill me, we think, she is probably frightened, after all, at that time, she was only a minor child, and then she was sent to the hospital......"

"Where's the prisoner?" She said lightly, "If I'm not mistaken, this case was not closed back then." ”

"Yes." Zhang Ze nodded, "This is also a stone in my heart, at that time, this kidnapping case was a big case, so it was assigned to our serious crime team to investigate, not only that, but also transferred experts from other cities to help us." It's a pity that there was too little evidence left by the criminals at that time, and we used lasers and other instruments to do a lot of firming, but we didn't find any marks left by the criminals, fingerprints, footprints, hair, all of them. Even the knife that killed the boy did not leave fingerprints, which really made it very difficult for us to investigate the case. ”

"What about the kidnappers' phone call with you at that time? Can't find his exact location? ”

"The kidnappers called Qiao's family first, but Qiao's husband and wife did not immediately call the police after receiving the call, which is also a common problem in kidnapping cases, parents are afraid that the kidnappers will tear up the ticket, and the first thing that comes to mind is often not the police, but the money transaction. Hey, but how could the kidnappers be so easy as people wished, Mr. Qiao brought money at the place agreed by the kidnappers, but there was no trace of his daughter and son, and there was not even a trace of the kidnappers. Of course, the kidnapper couldn't let him see his true face clearly, so he called Mr. Qiao to leave first, saying that he would put the child back after getting the money and confirming that it was genuine, and he listened to his son's voice, Mr. Qiao had no choice but to leave temporarily. It's a pity that I waited left and right, and never waited for my daughter and son, so I called and called the police. But by that time the kidnappers had already fled. Zhang Ze said that every detail of the accident was deeply imprinted in his mind.

Luci didn't speak again, his high boots stepped on the dirt, the wind was blowing at this time, the dust was flying, and there was a big tree with withered leaves not far away. Luci took a few steps forward, step by step towards the pile of ruins, crouched down and closed her eyes slightly.

"Professor Lu......"

Zhang Ze called her, and just wanted to walk towards her, only to see her stretch out her hand and make a silent movement. Zhang Ze didn't dare to get any closer, for fear of affecting her thinking. Just stand where you are and wait.

Lucy is a long man, and he looks like an elven queen in a fantasy world in this wasteland: "After rescuing the siblings, which hospital did they go to?" ”

"Ah, the one in the city center is a courtyard......"

Lu Xifei said: "Officer Zhang, thank you for today. ”

"Professor Lu doesn't have to be polite, I won't tell you, after I retired, I have been watching your works at home, your "Twelve Mystery Dreams" portrays every dream deeply in the hearts of the people, Xiao Peng told me that you want to re-investigate this case, I am very happy, if Professor Lu lends a hand, then"

"Also, Officer Zhang. I hope that only you know, I know, and Officer Peng knows about today's events.

"That's nature." Zhang Ze only thought that Lu Xifei wanted to wait until the case was settled, so he didn't think much about it.

After separating from Zhang Ze, Lucy received a call from Charles, and after staying in China for so many years, he finally decided to go back to the United States. Charles is not a stingy person, especially for Luci, he always wants to give her the best, on the one hand, she is his benefactor, on the other hand, he really likes her, loves her like family.

It was daytime, but the top floor of the splendid hotel was playing a magnificent symphony, the violinist was elegant and noble, the saxophonist was handsome and dashing, and the conductor was noble. Luci sat at the crystal table, holding a delicate Hermès teacup, and the fragrance of tea lingered in his mouth, exhaling the fragrance of a room. Charles on the opposite side has handsome eyebrows, a straight suit, and blue eyes with a little starlight, like a prince of European nobility in the Renaissance.

"Caroline, we'll always be friends."

"Of course."

He smiled slightly and looked softly at the picturesque woman in front of him: "You are the best woman in my heart, so you must be happy." I have already handed over the one of the branches to Mike to deal with, and I have already told him that you are his immediate boss. ”

"Charles, I'm no longer a shareholder of Sejing."

"I know, but without you, there would be no world. So whether it's Shijing or I, I'll always remember your love. Don't say anything about taking what you need, even if you just use me, it doesn't affect my perception that you are a good person. At least for me, yes. ”

Lucy shook his head and looked at him with a slight smile: "Your Chinese is getting better and better." ”

"Thanks to your good teaching." Charles has always been a very strict man, it is rare to playfully stick out his tongue, blink his eyes, his long eyelashes are curled, and he is very cute, he looked at Lucy in front of him, and couldn't help but ask, "Caroline, do you have something on your mind?" "Luci is very secretive, she is a typical person who is not happy and angry, but now she can't even pretend to be indifferent, and Charles is inevitably worried about her.

"I'm thinking about a question."

If it was left behind, Lu Xifei would definitely tell him coldly that he didn't, and I don't know if it was because he was leaving, so he even had a better attitude towards him, but Charles liked her, and she only needed to be a little enthusiastic about herself, which was enough for him to be happy all day: "What is it?" ”

"If I were with you, both of us would have been kidnapped by the kidnappers at the same time. The kidnapper didn't keep his promise and let us go after he got what he wanted, so we're both going to have to run out of fun. ”

Charles didn't know why she suddenly asked that, but he still held his cheeks and thought about it seriously and said, "It should be." ”

"Is it possible that I only killed you and left me behind?" Luci drank all the tea in the cup and said unhurriedly.

Charles puffed out his cheeks and said unconvinced: "Why? Leave you behind, and he won't be afraid of danger, because you remember his appearance, and his voice, and you're likely to kill him by ventilating the news......"

Luci suddenly laughed, laughing and shaking her head, Charles was a little annoyed by her, and asked her why urgently, she shrugged her shoulders and folded her hands together under her chin: "Because I'm beautiful." ”

"What kind of reason is that!" Charles was also amused by this nonsensical answer, "Then I'm still very handsome." Why do you want to kill me and leave you behind? I protested. ”

"Because I'm not only pretty, I'm smart. The kidnapper is an angry young man, who loves the country and his family, although he is greedy for a little money, but he still hopes to leave a smarter me to raise the overall intelligence level of the Chinese people and contribute to the country. ”

Somehow, Charles felt that Lucy looked at him like he was looking at a three-year-old child, and immediately quit, although he liked her and could tolerate her unconditionally, but no matter what, he still had the dignity of a man, what was going on with this kind of look at a child. Also, what's the matter with such a nonsensical answer, is the person in front of you really Lucie? Isn't it evil?

"I can't tell you, I won't tell you." Charles awkwardly picked up his chopsticks and pinched a piece of ribs into his plate.

"Hmm. But I still have something to tell you. ”

"Say it."

"That's not how 'ventilating the message' is used, I sue the kidnapper for confidentiality, but I sue the police for the kidnapper's crime, and that's called unrewarded. Charles, our Chinese culture is broad and profound, if you can't appreciate the essence of it, don't be self-defeating. Well? ”

Charles's face flushed with anger from her, and he just wanted to hit her back, but when he looked up at her crooked eyes, the bridge of her nose, and the cherry lips that were slightly open from eating, he suddenly couldn't say anything. has been friends with her for so long, but this face can't be seen enough, he has seen a lot of beauties in the mall, but none of them are better looking and more temperamental than Lucy Bloom, especially her natural fairy spirit, so that he can't say a word, as if a little ugly is to tarnish her elegance.

The two of them ate quietly on their plates, and Charles deliberately ate very slowly, wanting to cherish the last moment, look at her a few more times, and let her stay in his memory forever. Maybe there are few chances to see each other in the future, but there will always be a place in my heart that belongs to Lu Xifei, and no one can take it away.

"Actually, there is another possibility, that is, if you live, I will also live."

"Huh?" Charles was caught in the sadness of parting, confused by Lucie's sudden words, and looked at her with a blank expression.

Luci looked away indifferently: "It's nothing. "Anyway, I told him, and he didn't understand.

Towards the end of lunch, Lu Xifei received a call from Qiao Yixia, saying that Bai Ying and Shang Lu were coming and wanted to go to the train station with her to pick them up. Qiao Yixia asked her where she was, and she told the truth, originally, she also wanted to introduce Charles to Qiao Yixia, and slowly tell her about Shijing.

"Boyfriend?" Charles looked at her sweetly and asked.

"Girlfriend."

"Oh, no, I wanted to see which warrior conquered my queen. By the way, I would like to express from the bottom of my heart that I am deeply jealous of him. ”

"It's my wife."

“…… Excuseme？ ”

Lucy said unhurriedly: "I said, it's my wife." ”

When the two were talking in the hall on the first floor after dinner, Charles happened to see a beautiful woman coming from not far away through the glass, and Lucy had his back to the glass, naturally not knowing that Qiao Yixia had come. Charles thought of Lucie's teasing of himself, and suddenly said, "Can you give me a hug, dear?" ”

Without waiting for Lu Xifei to react, he couldn't help but hug her tightly in his arms, which made Lu Xifei quite resistant. was about to break free, but he turned his head sideways and saw Qiao Yixia who had just walked into the hall, but Charles's strength was so strong that it was difficult for him to push him away.

Charles put his thumb on her cheek, looked intimate, and then kissed it, both of them knew that Charles did not kiss her face, only his own fingers, but from the perspective of others, it was very similar to kissing the cheek directly, Lucy was discolored, and finally the volcano erupted. Charles winked at her and whispered: "My queen, aren't you clever and eloquent, now I want you to experience what it means to be speechless." Then they walked forward, and when they passed by Qiao Yixia, they smiled at each other. I saw Charles walk out of the hall and turn around and wave at her, gloating.

Luci swore that she would dismantle him.

Qiao Yixia walked to her side slowly, only to hear her text message prompt sound, Lucy opened the message without changing his face, it was from Charles.

――My girlfriend is beautiful, I wish you happiness. I love you!

If it weren't for the fact that smashing her phone in public would have damaged her image, she would have unceremoniously smashed it. was leaving, he finally became unafraid, he just teased him a few words, he was pushing himself into the fire pit.

"The charm of our family is really the same as it was back then." Qiao Yixia glanced at the phone screen as if he was notched.

"Ahem." She coughed dryly, not knowing what to say.

"Aren't you a psychology professor, why don't you guess what I'm thinking right now?" Qiao Yixia looked into her eyes and said.

Explain, like a cover-up. Don't explain, like default. It's soft, like confession, and hard, like a disguise. At that time, the doctoral supervisor asked her to complete the French-English double translation of the thesis in two days, and several other students complained bitterly, but she did not frown. But the current scene is so complicated that she would rather spend a day writing a 10,000-word essay in a foreign language.

Lu Xifei didn't say anything, and walked out with his waist straight. Qiao Yixia hugged her tightly from behind, and the body temperatures of the two people fused together. Originally, because of the report a while ago, Lu Xifei was already "famous", but it was not all infamy, many outsiders only knew that she was Lu's daughter at first, and they didn't know much about her identity as a psychologist, and after reading the news on the Internet, they found that this young and beautiful woman had won numerous awards and was extremely intelligent, and the negative impact of the fake drug case on her was slowly covered.

Charles and Luci were talking in the lobby, and although there were usually very few people in this kind of hotel, at least there was a front desk lady. Once it is passed on to ten, ten, and hundred, the secret is not a secret.

Qiao Yixia turned her body and pressed her lips in disregard, she wanted to push her away, but in the end she gently hugged her back and kissed her under the gaze of others. As long as Qiao Yixia doesn't take the initiative to leave, she will cooperate with her, even if she hates this feeling of being intimate with her lover in full view.

"Happy?" Luci asked.

"Well, happy."

Lucy rubbed her hair, "Let's go." ”

Sending Qiao Yixia back to the car, Lu Xifei didn't get into the car, but closed the car door: "I forgot to take my things." ”

The front desk lady saw Lu Xifei fold back again, and subconsciously turned off the mobile phone and put it underneath.

"Delete."

Lu Xi's cold voice was the same as the two of them, and the young lady couldn't help but shudder. But she is not willing to be ruined like this in the hot photos she finally took, you know, if she exposes this photo and submits it to the newspaper, she will make a lot of money.

"I see that you are very gossipy, do you want me to call the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, and by the way, call your manager, and tell her to let go and stop imprisoning you, so that you can chase the dream in your heart?"

"Miss Lu, I'm ......" Miss wanted to cry a little when she said it, and lowered her head and took out her mobile phone and handed it to her, "It's all here......"

Lu Xifei ticked the photo of Qiao Yixia kissing her, deleted it, and then put the phone on the counter: "If you like it, keep these photos for yourself to enjoy, or if you want to expose them on the Internet and put them in magazines, I don't care about them, whatever you want." The young lady took the phone and found that Lu Xifei only deleted the photo with Qiao Yixia, but she still kept it with Charles.

"In addition, what Miss Qiao has been here today, if you dare to speak out, I will let you not even see the sun the next day, don't look at me with such eyes, I can even do such a hurtful thing as making fake medicines, what else can't I do? If you don't believe me, I don't mind if you give it a try. Luci took out a wad of banknotes from his purse, "I didn't have much cash with me when I went out today, is that enough?" ”

In fact, when she walked out of the hotel, Lu Xifei already knew very well that she would neither publicize Qiao Yixia's coming, nor expose the photos of herself and Charles. From a psychological point of view, if Lu Xifei really sent out all the photos she took, it would have the opposite effect from a certain Cheng dù, although she had no direct evidence, but she could still see a qiē if the dog jumped over the wall to adjust the surveillance, and left her a few photos, which actually met her self-comfort needs. In addition, her tone was firm and she didn't mind the relationship with Charles at all, which made the front desk lady feel that she was not interested at all. However, even if she really exposes the photo, Lu Xifei doesn't care, she is no longer Lu's person, and if there is any scandal, she is only an individual who is smeared, and Charles, a big man, will not be affected in any way because of such a small news.

But Qiao Yixia is different, she is the future successor of the Qiao family, there can be no mistakes, and Lu Xifei does not allow her to have any black spots, because she will never allow anyone to describe her with bad words.

"What is it that you forget to take?" Back in the car, Qiao Yixia asked.

Lucy flipped Chanel in her hand: "Lipstick." How did Shang Lu and Bai Ying have time to come here? Handling? ”

Qiao Yixia started the engine, and then said: "I heard that Yingzi is unwell and has a very strict pregnancy reaction, and the two of them have rarely asked for leave, so I specially approved two days of leave for the two people. They just wanted to come to us to have fun and have a chat. ”

"What do I have to talk to them about?"

"Tsundere."

"I'm not arrogant, I'm proud."

"Pride lags behind."

"That's right, it's too bad to be at the forefront of the curve and have no room for improvement, and I also want to see what the world looks like through the eyes of you ordinary people."